Honorary Canadians

Honorary Canadians

This room is dedicated to the artists who, while not born here, made a meaningful mark on Canadian music. Whether they came to record, perform, collaborate, or simply found inspiration on Canadian soil, these Honorary Canadians became part of the story. Some stayed briefly, others put down roots—but all contributed to the cultural fabric in unique ways. From one-off sessions to lasting legacies, this is a salute to the outsiders who felt right at home in Canada.

Tracks

Artist Track Title
Ernie* Smith Top Rankin Skankin To Behold Jah
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Love Serenade Love Serenade
Zambonis* To Bleed Black and Gold To Bleed Black and Gold
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* The Lady is a Tramp Amist the Black Eyes
Tony McManus Chalaneru The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Matt* Lucas Herpes Blues Matt Gets Blue
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Two Little Oaks On a Mountain Ukrainian Pops
Nelson* Riddle Garibaldi Mountain British Columbia Suite
Ellen McIlwaine We The People Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Respect You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)
Charmaines* The One For Me (You Are) Hypnotized b/w The One For Me (promo)
Buddy Knox I'm In Love With You ST
Albert Jones* I Feel So Good The Facts of Life
Ellen McIlwaine Lover's Lane Ellen McIlwaine
Ellen McIlwaine Nothing Left to be Desired Everybody Needs It
Sidewinders A Voyage Flatfoot Hustlin'
David Amram Old Man and the Children Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Aarons And Ackley* There Is A Lady ST
Happy Dolls Hello Dolly Show Album No. 1
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Show and Tell Love Serenade
Ellen McIlwaine Sliding We the People
Zambonis* Boom Boom Boom To Bleed Black and Gold
Ellen McIlwaine For Suki Fear Itself
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* A Cossack Beyond the Danube Ukrainian Pops
Ellen McIlwaine Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven (But Nobody Wants to Die) We the People
Zambonis* Cool Shots (Theme Song) To Bleed Black and Gold
Matt* Lucas Men's Liberation Matt Gets Blue
Ernie* Smith Don't Down Me Now To Behold Jah
Buddy Knox Long Lonely Nights ST (mono)
Zambonis* Mind Like a Playgroup To Bleed Black and Gold
Sidewinders I Like to Dance Flatfoot Hustlin'
David Amram Song for Kenya Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Ernie* Smith Ska Medley: Jamaica Ska; Humpty Dumpty; A Little More Oil; Six And Seven Books; Oh Manny Oh Skareggae
Matt* Lucas The Nuthouse Matt Gets Blue
Cal* Bostic Excessive Love (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Ernie* Smith Who I Am To Behold Jah
Buddy Knox Swingin' Daddy ST (mono)
Ellen McIlwaine Can't Find My Way Home Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Sidewinders Gift to the Sun Flatfoot Hustlin'
Ellen McIlwaine Ain't No Two Ways To It (It's Love) We the People
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Honky Tonk Woman Love Serenade
Ellen McIlwaine I Want Whacha Got (Boston Song) Everybody Needs It
Ellen McIlwaine Can't Find My Way Home Honky Tonk Angel
Priscilla* Rollins Sweet Inspiration Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Priscilla* Rollins I Know Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Buddy Knox I Ain't Sharin' Sharon ST (mono)
Ellen McIlwaine Billy Gene Fear Itself
Alpha Centauri Love Only You ST
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Moolit Night Ніч Яка Місячна Ukrainian Pops
Ellen McIlwaine Weird of Hermiston Honky Tonk Angel
Nelson* Riddle Valley of the Swans British Columbia Suite
Buddy Knox That's Why I Cry ST (mono)
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Polissian Polka 'Mazury' Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Are You Confused Love Serenade
Alpha Centauri I'm a Rebel ST
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* The Boat is Rocking Ukrainian Pops
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Hutsal Ksenia Ukrainian Pops
Ellen McIlwaine Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven (But Nobody Wants to Die) Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
David Amram Pull My Daisy Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Alpha Centauri One Night at a Time ST
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Call War War War
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars I Want a Girl Maple Sugar Two Step // I Want a Girl
Zambonis* Haunted Hockey Rink To Bleed Black and Gold
Bluebird* Country Boy Blues Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost
David Amram Deep South Evening Light Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Theme from Canada Love Serenade
Aarons And Ackley* Five O'Clock You And I
Ellen McIlwaine Love and Devotion Ellen McIlwaine
Ernie* Smith Time To Behold Jah
Nelson* Riddle Vancouver Nights British Columbia Suite
Matt* Lucas The Last Song Matt Gets Blue
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Black Brows Dark Brown Eyes Ukrainian Pops
Oscar* McLollie Buried Alive ST
Priscilla* Rollins Let the Good Times Roll Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Zambonis* Live Intro - Hockey Monkey To Bleed Black and Gold
Exponians The Look of Love Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars Maple Sugar Two Step Maple Sugar Two Step // I Want a Girl
Aarons And Ackley* Could Have Had Anything You And I
Jack Holland Roasalie The Eyes of a Dreamer
Buddy Knox Rock Around the Clock ST
Ellen McIlwaine Underground River We the People
Country Mcdonald Joe* Forward War War War
Matt* Lucas Drunkard's Dream Matt Gets Blue
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* King of the Cops I'm a Song
Aarons And Ackley* Sailor Song ST
Albert Jones* You Just Can't Turn Me Loose The Facts of Life
Jonathan Edwards How About You Sailboat
Mike* Ferro Bridges Bridges b/w Soldier In The Rain
Buddy Knox Hula Love ST
Priscilla* Rollins Why Can't I touch You Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Cal* Bostic That's All Introducing...
Priscilla* Rollins Sad Movies Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Doc Holiday* Canadian State of Mind Canadian State of Mind b/w Canadian State of Mind
Happy Dolls Sweet Gypsy Rose Show Album No. 1
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Till You're Loving Me Again I'm a Song
Ernie* Smith Freedom To Behold Jah
Ernie* Smith Take Your Time To Behold Jah
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Time After Time And I Love Her
Ellen McIlwaine Don't You Have any Love in Your Heart? Ellen McIlwaine
Priscilla* Rollins There Goes My Baby Lover's Choice Vol. 1

Ursa Major* - ST

New York, New York, U.S.A.

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Ellen McIlwaine

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Country Mcdonald Joe* - War War War

Washington, DC, USA

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Amist the Black Eyes

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Shirley Lewis Show Band

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* - I'm a Song

Birmingham, England, UK→Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Cal* Bostic - Introducing...

Anniston, Alabama, 🇺🇸→Port Arthur, Ontario, 🇨🇦→Erie, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Aarons And Ackley* - ST

Portland, Oregon, 🇺🇸 (Jim Ackley); Cleveland, Ohio, 🇺🇸 (Chuck Aarons) - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt* Lucas - Matt Gets Blue

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt* Lucas - The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Tommy Makem - Vancouver b/w Better Times

Keady, County Armagh, Northern Ireland → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - ST

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

David Amram - Summer Nights, Winter Rain

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸*

FEATURED

Bluebird* - Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost

Mercer Island, Washington, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Loni Gamble - ST

Philadelphia, 🇺🇸 - Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

Dave Gordon & Kay* - I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow

Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

FEATURED

Albert Jones* - The Facts of Life

Gary, Indiana, 🇺🇸 - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Alpha Centauri - ST

Priscilla* Rollins - Lover's Choice Vol. 1

Nassau, Bahamas - Toronto, Ontario

Eddie* Murray - Montreal, Canada Blues b/w Stepping High Dance

FEATURED

Dils* - Made In Canada

San Diego, California, USA - Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ernie* Smith - To Behold Jah

Kingston, Jamaica - Toronto, Ontario

ST

Ursa Major - ST Side 2

Ursa Major - ST Side 1

Ursa Major - ST BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Honky Tonk Angel

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 02

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 01

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Everybody Needs It

We the People

Fear Itself

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (5)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (8)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (7)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (4)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (3)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (3)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (2)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (1)

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People (2)

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People (1)

War War War

Amist the Black Eyes

Shirley Granger - Amist the Black Eyes MINT LABEL 02

Shirley Granger - Amist the Black Eyes MINT LABEL 01

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